Fruit & Nuts

Michigan State University Extension provides educational programs and publications based on applied research for Michigan fruit crops including apples, pears, blueberries, brambles, plums, cherries, grapes, peaches and strawberries. These educational resources provide valuable help to Michigan growers and consumers regarding fruit pest management, food safety, business management, food processing, horticultural practices, irrigation and weed management.

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• HOT TOPICMichigan chestnut update – May 17, 2013

  May 17, 2013 | Erin Lizotte | Chestnut development continues around Michigan with variable levels of damage reported from the cold snap.

• HOT TOPICMichigan hops update – May 17, 2013

  May 17, 2013 | Erin Lizotte | Hop growers are stringing hopyards around Michigan and starting to train this year’s bines. MSU Extension will be tracking hop development this season and providing growers with relevant pest management information.

• Efficient irrigation application volumes change throughout crop development

  May 17, 2013 | Lyndon Kelley | Most irrigation systems can be easily adjusted to provide application from half an inch to two inches. There is a right time for both, providing for the crop while making good use of rainfall.

• HOT TOPICApple thinning pointers for 2013

  May 17, 2013 | Phil Schwallier | Guidelines to help you make good apple thinning decisions.

• HOT TOPICGrand Rapids, Mich., area small fruit regional report – May 14, 2013

  May 16, 2013 | Carlos García-Salazar | Light spring frost created some concerns for freeze and frost damage to early season blueberries and pollination problems to varieties that were in the late pink bloom stage.

• HOT TOPICSoutheast Michigan fruit regional report – May 14, 2013

  May 14, 2013 | Bob Tritten | Freeze injury from the May 13 cold snap is being seen in tree and small fruits by some southeast Michigan fruit growers.

• HOT TOPICFire blight risk increasing: treatment options in counties affected by Section 18 for Kasumin

  May 14, 2013 | George Sundin | The risk for blossom blight infection is extreme this week as of May 14, 2013. Kasumin is the best material available for control in orchards in regions affected by streptomycin resistance in the fire blight pathogen.

• HOT TOPICFire blight risk increasing this week: treatment options in east Michigan and Benzie-Manistee area

  May 14, 2013 | George Sundin | The risk for blossom blight infection is extreme this week as of May 14, 2013. Streptomycin is the best material available for control in orchards in regions in counties not currently impacted by streptomycin resistance.

• HOT TOPICSouthwest Michigan fruit regional report – May 14, 2013

  May 14, 2013 | Mark Longstroth | An early morning frost on May 13 caused limited damage to fruit in southwest Michigan.

• HOT TOPICPost-shucksplit applications of Bravo WeatherStik for cherry leaf spot control

  May 14, 2013 | Nikki Rothwell | Growers can use Bravo WeatherStik past the typical shucksplit timing on mechanically harvested tart cherries only.

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